Following a number or requests we have decided to extend the deadline for applications to Monday 29th May.

Also, we have experienced a few problems on our e-mail through which we recive applications. We would therefore advise anyone who has made an application and not received confirmation from us (within a few days of submitting) or has not been able to successfully submit an application, to please contact us throught an alternative e-mail: andrew@studioandrewhoward.com

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2017 EditionFINDING OUT ABOUT THE SUMMER SCHOOL

In addition to our presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as a way of getting more information about the course we would recommend revisiting a podcast from Design Observer with Jessica Helfand and Andrew Howard broadcast last year, and a video we made in 2014.

We're very pleased to announce that we have a great new venue for this year's summer school – a small palace in a beautiful square right in the city centre. A big thanks to Porto city Hall for kindly offering this space.

We are making some changes this year about when we inform people about their applications. In previous editions we have waited until after the deadline before telling people if they have been accepted. This year applicants will be notified within two weeks of applying. Successful applicants are then required to make a deposit of 100 euros to confirm their acceptance. This change allows applicants more time to prepare their trip and gives us an earlier insight into how many confirmed participants we have.

There is a maximum of 22 places available on the course. However, the course will only take place with a minimum of 14 confirmed applications. The deadline for applications is Monday May 22nd, 2017.

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We are now accepting applications for the 2017 edition of the summer school taking place from July 3rd until July 15th 2017.

We welcome all participants who are interested in expanding their knowledge and experience of Editorial design – whether you are a design student looking for additional experience, a professional wanting to refresh ideas and skills, or simply an engaged enthusiast wanting to know more about the world of book design and graphic design in general.

To apply simply fill out the form (Application menu) and send us a pdf or a link to your portfolio. The portfolio need not be extensive – it serves simply to inform us about your range of experience so that we can better prepare aspects of the course. As previously announced, the tutors for this year will be Hamish Muir, (UK) Andrew Howard (UK/PT), Catherine Griffiths (NZ) and David Pearson (UK).

The course fee for this year is 1590 euros. It includes all tuition, lectures and visits, materials, individual accommodation, and course receptions.

More good news! We are happy to announce that in addition to Catherine Griffiths joining the tutor team, the guest tutor on this years course will be David Pearson, one of the UK's most celebrated book designers. His cover design for Penguin Books, where he was responsible for the Great Ideas, Great Loves and Great Journeys series earned him international recognition, as did his wonderful covers for French publisher Éditions Zulma. He has regularly been recognized by D&AD, was named by The Guardian as one of the 50 best designers in Britain and is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) and was appointed Royal Designer for Industry in 2015, the highest honour bestowed upon designers in the UK.

We are very pleased to announce that Catherine Griffiths will join Hamish Muir and Andrew Howard as tutors in this years edition, in addition to a guest tutor due to be announced very shortly.

Catherine (http://www.catherinegriffiths.co.nz/), will be replacing Jessica Helfand as a principle tutor during the two weeks, as Jessica is unable to attend this year. A wonderful new addition to the team, Catherine will be bringing her unique skills and experience to the course. She is an award-winning designer and typographer whose practice spans graphic design, self-publishing, installations in public and private spaces, and writing. She works with artists, architects, engineers ... is active in the international design community, and an advocate for alternative thinking. Her work is in the collections of the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam) and the National Hangeul Museum (Seoul). She has exhibited in New Zealand, Chile, France, USA, and Korea. More details about Catherine will appear on the website shortly.

We're happy to announce that the fifth edition of the Porto Design Summer School will take place during the first two weeks of July (2017). Applications will open on the website in March. Tutors will again be Jessica Helfand (USA/Yale), Hamish Muir (UK/LCC London), Andrew Howard ( UK/ESAD Porto) and a guest tutor to be announced.

The final presentation took place in Studio Andrew Howard on Saturday morning. Above all this was an opportunity to celebrate the excellent work achived by participants and to comment on the development of the work throughout the week and the ways in which ideas and design solutions had evolved – a process which was testemony to the dedication and enthusiasm shown by everyone.

Following the lecture by Adrian Shaughnessy, the majority of the second week was devoted to the development of individual editorial projects. Participants and tutors worked together to discuss and test ideas and design solutions through a series of individual and group crits – and lots of print-outs. This culminated at the end of the week in the production of hand-made dummies of each work.

During a busy first week participants worked on a series of short exercises based on text that was given and photos they had taken on the first day. One of these exercises was a one-day cover design project utilising the presence on the course of invited author and Yale professor Noreen Khawaja whose about-to-be published book served as the basis for the project. The first week also included lectures from Hamish Muir, Jessica Helfand and Andrew Howard.

Great to meet everyone at the opening reception for the 2016 edition of the Summer School. The first days involved the general introduction to the course and the venue, followed by various talks and walks aroung the city, and a lecture and guided tour by Architect Nuno Grande, Professor of Architecture at the renown Porto School of Architecture.

Architect Nuno Grande talks about the architectural history and characteristics of the city.

We're happy to have received applications so far from the US, Korea, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, China, Lebanon, Hong Kong and Poland. Come and join us to refresh, share and pick up ideas in the company of designers from around the world. And we still have places available so we've extended the application deadline to May 29th.

We are happy to announce that the award-winning Portuguese design studio Non Verbal Club (formally Atelier Martino&Jaña) will give a lecture about their approach to editorial design. More of their work can be seen here.

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Applications are open for this year's course which takes place from Monday July 4th until Saturday July 16th. Arrival for the course should be planned for Sunday 3rd July and departure on Sunday 17th.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thursday 18th February 2016SUMMER SCHOOL 2016

We are very happy to announce that Adrian Shaughnessy will be joining the tutor team in this year's edition of the summer school, alongside habitual tutors Jessica Helfand (US), Hamish Muir (UK) and Andrew Howard (UK/PT), and in the knowledge that Adrian will further expand the quality already established by past guest tutors Jonathan Barnbrook (2013) and Prof. George Hardie (2015).

The fourth edition of the summer school will take place between the 4th – 16th July, 2016. We are also happy to announce that this year's edition will take place at the Cooperativa Árvore in downtown Porto. Updated information about the summer school will be posted on the website by the end of February as well as the opening of applications.

Adrian Shaughnessy is a graphic designer and writer based in London and a senior tutor in Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art. He is a founding partner in Unit Editions a publishing company producing books on design and visual culture. He is the author of the best selling book 'How to be a Graphic Designer, without Losing your Soul' and has recently published a new anthology of essays entitled 'Scratching the Surface'.

So far this year we are pleased to have recieved applications from the US, UK, Canada, Colombia, India and Hong Kong but there are plenty of places still available. Deadline for applications is May 24th.

We are excited to announce that the tutorial team will be joined this year by the renown British designer, illustrator and educator George Hardie (amongst other things designer of album covers for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, former professor at Brighton University, and member of AGI).

Applications for this year's course are open and we recommend that anyone interested submits as soon as possible by filling out the form in the Application section.

We are very happy to announce that the fees for this year's summer school course have been reduced. And we have simplified the options – there's now only one all-inclusive fee – 1450 euros – which includes individual accommodation in University residence (with individual bathroom and kitchenette – fridge, stove, microwave), tuition, lectures and two course dinners.

The launch of our new website has been delayed but we hope to have it ready in a few weeks. In the meantime we are happy to announce that this years course will take place between Monday 6th July (opening reception on Sunday 5th) and Saturday 18th July. Anyone wishing to apply can do so using the current application form on this site. Alternatively, please do contact us at info@idiomatic.pt for more information or with questions.

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Planning for next year's Summer School is underway. Once again it will take place in July. Tutors will be Andrew Howard, Jessica Helfand, Hamish Muir, and hopefully a surprise guest tutor. We're also working on a new website due to be launched in February 2015. Applications will open after that. However, if anyone would like to state their interest beforehand and pre-book a place, please do contact us at info@idiomatic.pt.

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A huge thanks to everyone who participated in this year's summer school – a truly rewarding experience for participants and tutors alike. More next year...

There are two places available on the Editorial course. Anyone who is interested can still send us an application via the site or contact us by email. We are happy to answer any questions. After the first phase of applications we are very pleased to be welcoming participants from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, India and Portugal to join us in July.

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The application deadline for the Porto Design Summer School has been extended for one more week until Sunday May 11th. We are pleased to say that so far we have received applications from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Mexico and Portugal.

The backdrop and context of Porto for the Summer School Editorial course was reinformced yesterday when the city of Porto was elected for the second time “Best European Destination” (video) of the year, by the European Consumers Choice. Porto was first awarded the honor in 2012. Last year the title was won by Istanbul.

The city won with 14.8% of the votes, followed by Zagreb, Vienna, Nicosia, Budapest, the island of Madeira, Milan, Madrid, Berlin and Rome the other destinations in the top ten.

According to the European Consumers Choice, “The fact that Porto has once more been selected reflects well its fame, attractiveness and excellence as a tourist destination, as well as the dynamism of this sector with the greatest growth potential and which contributes most to national GDP.”

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Friday 24th January 2014APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2014 EDITORIAL COURSE

We officially welcome applications for the 2014 edition of the Editorial course taking place this coming July.

Principle tutors will once again be Hamish Muir, Jessica Helfand and Andrew Howard. Jonathan Barnbrook is unable to join us this year but we hope to have him back in future editions.

The full course fee, which includes accommodation, has risen slightly from 1850 to 1890 euros because of increased hotel costs. The alternate course fee (without arranged accommodation) remains the same at 1200 euros. Last year's participants included both design students and professionals from the United States, Mexico, Portugal, Turkey, India and Thailand. We look forward to welcoming another group of enthusiastic and talented participants to join in Porto in July.

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Preparations are under way for the next edition of the Porto Design Summer School Editorial Course which will take place in July 2014. We hope to have all the details available shortly. What we can say for now is that the course will follow the same format – a two week course led by renown international designers/educators. The fees for the 2014 course are likely to be the same as last year. We aim to open applications in January.

Apply now to save a place
If you are interested in applying for the course you may submit an early application straight away by using the existing application form on the site. Doing so means you will be put on the top of the waiting list and you will be kept informed of news and developments about the 2014 course.

The editorial design course came to end on Saturday evening with a final dinner and celebration. We're thrilled with the whole two weeks – it was dynamic, intense and hugely enjoyable for all of us. Participants responded extremely well to the demands of the second week in which they were asked to devise and produce their individual editorial projects (two complete copies). The results were diverse, with some unusual outcomes as many bravely moved out of their comfort zone in order to test themselves and their ambitions. The final group crit took place on Saturday morning which was followed by the giving out of specially designed course certificates. We're now in the process of gathering all the documentation collected along the two weeks to serve as material for a short film about the course which will also show examples of the work produced. More news of this later. We'd like to thank everyone involved for making the course a truly enjoyable and memorable experince. For sure there will be more next year.

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With the second week of the course under way, individual editorial projects are beginning to take shape. Detailed discussion becomes more prominent as we move between group talks and individual tutorials.

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The beginning of the summer school course was marked by unusually hot weather but that didin't stop everyone from taking part in the various planned guided walks. A tour on Monday, led by Andrew Howard and Ana Raposo, to familiarise participants with some of Porto's vernacular street lettering, was followed on Tuesday by lectures and walks on Porto's History (led by Manuel Loff) and architecture (led by Nuno Grande). Individual lectures by Andrew Howard and Jessica Helfand on Wednesday were followed by Hamish Muir's and Jonathan Barnbrook's lectures on Thursday. Almost a week into the summer school course and individual projects are beginning to be developed.

Above, the opening reception on Sunday

Above, on the guided walks...

... accompanied by refreshment breaks.

Above, Jessica takes questions after her talk.
Below, short exercises and discussion in the studio.

We are happy to announce that the Editorial Design course will welcome participants from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brasil, United Kingdom, Turkey, India, Thailand, South Africa and Portugal. We look forward to receiving everyone in July.

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FEE REDUCTION We are very happy to announce that we have been able to once again reduce the course fee.

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The Alternate Course Fee is now 1,200 euros